Leaked account information – privacy compensation

Leaked account information could result in distress or loss being suffered when we are targeted by criminals, or even from the simple exposure of our information alone.

Your Lawyers, as Leading Privacy Claims Specialists, is used to representing people whose information has been misused or exposed, working on a No Win, No Fee basis. Read on for advice about account information issues or contact us here now for free, no-obligation legal advice.
Your Lawyers, as Leading Privacy Claims Specialists, are used to representing people whose information has been misused or exposed on a No Win, No Fee basis.

Compensation for leaked account information

You could be entitled to pursue privacy compensation for leaked account information if this involves access credentials that belong to you. Account information can be some of the most sought-after information when it comes to cyberattacks, and if it is not looked after properly in an organisation, it could be subject to a leak or exposure.

If someone gains access to leaked account information, they could try to misuse this to access your online accounts. They could then try to steal more information about you or make purchases on your accounts, resulting in financial loss. Even if transactions are attempted but are not successful, the distress of knowing that somebody has accessed leaked account information that belongs to you could be a source of significant distress.

If you have lost control over your personal information through no fault of your own, you could be eligible to claim compensation. The GDPR stipulates that organisations have an important responsibility to protect the information in their charge. If they fail to do so, they could be negligent. If they are negligent, that is when you could be eligible to recover compensation.

Most people will claim for the distress alone, which could result in a pay-out of thousands of pounds. In fact, our average data breach compensation pay-out in damages alone is just over £6,000, so it is well worth your time pursuing a case. Just as good is the fact that we can also work on a No Win, No Fee basis for eligible clients.

The perfect place to start is to contact our team for free, no-obligation legal advice here now.

Bad news: you have probably had your password leaked once

When it comes to leaked account information, compromised passwords could cause significant problems and allow hackers to access your personal information. You should always use unique passwords that consist of different characters, letters and symbols to protect your account as much as possible, but we know that not everybody does this.

And with that, we have some bad news. Given the volume of leaks, breaches and hacks that have happened over decades, plenty of research has suggested that most people have probably had at least one password leaked online at least once. As such, if you have not changed your passwords in a while, and if you are reusing access credentials, this is something that you need to take control of as soon as possible.

Whilst organisations have an important duty to protect information, we must also do all we can to make sure that it is not easy for cyber attackers to target us.

Workplace privacy: impact of data breaches on employees

When it comes to the impact of data breaches on employees, it is important to respect the fact that employers will store and process a significant wealth of very personal and sensitive information. Anyone who has been subject to a workplace privacy incident could be entitled to claim compensation on a No Win, No Fee basis, and you should make sure to speak to our team for advice here now.

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